Sweet Beauty

Ashu stood at the gate of the temple, watching his disappearing back, lost her soul for a while, until the tears on her cheeks were dried by the night wind, and hearing the cry of the blue bird who had woken up in the inner room, Fang suddenly woke up, raised his hand and wiped it. Wiping his cheeks, he stepped inside quickly, held the child in his arms, and patted the child to persuade him.

Today I don't know why, Qing Que seems to be able to perceive the turmoil in her mother's heart, and she has been crying for a long time. , Sucking her thumb and lying on her mother's shoulder, she fell asleep.

Ah Shu let out a sigh, carefully put him back in the quilt, and wiped his cheeks for him again. When he saw him smiling again in his sleep, Fang Qing heaved a sigh of relief and went to wash and sleep.

This night, she tossed and turned alone, but it was difficult to fall asleep.

The heartfelt words of Liu Yu just now echoed in his ears from time to time.

Three years ago, she decided to marry Liu Yu, and since then she has always firmly believed that he will get his wish, and that she has indeed saved her thoughts of begging him to protect herself and her family when she won this world.

But after that, even though she knew that he really treated her with sincerity, she still hesitated and never dared to hand over her sincerity without reservation.

On the one hand, she was grateful to him and relied on him, on the other hand, only after listening to her brother and sister-in-law's persuasion, she was willing to open her heart to him a little and reveal her true temperament.

Could it be that she really just seeks asylum for him, and is grateful for what he has done?

In the dream, she only lived until the age of nineteen in her life, and now she is suddenly freed from that terrifying dream, and what will happen in the future is really full of many uncertainties.

Tossed and turned all night until the chickens croaked for ten minutes, and then fell into a drowsy sleep.

…

Because Liu Xiu was about to set off on an expedition, he got up early the next morning, when it was dawn, and dressed neatly.

However, it was only halfway through, and in the end, I couldn't let go, and I sighed secretly. While complaining about myself, at the same time, I stopped the attendants behind me, turned around alone, and went to Changqiu Palace.

Outside the Changqiu Palace, when the servants of the night watch saw him coming, they wanted to salute, but he waved their hands to stop him.

He stopped by the door, and seeing that it was still silent, he said in a low voice, "Don't make a sound, I'll take a look myself."

After that, he gently opened the door and quietly entered the inner room.

In the early morning, the warm sun shone into the inner room through the cracks in the window, and strands fell on Ah Shu's porcelain-white skin. If you look closely, you can see a layer of soft fluff. Even though she is a mother, she is still innocent and docile. girlish appearance.

Liu Xiu squatted down, knelt quietly beside the bed, stared at her infatuatedly, couldn't help reaching out, and gently stroked her soft sleeping face, her eyes full of love.

Her tightly closed eyes were slightly swollen, which made him feel distressed again. He couldn't help but lean closer, put his lips against her eyelids, kissed and kissed, Fang reluctantly backed away, did not wake her up, only whispered Said: "Little boy, wait until I return to avenge you."

After saying that, he stood up resolutely and looked at the small bed beside him.

Qing Que didn't know when she had woken up, but she didn't cry. She only opened her dark and bright round eyes and looked curiously at her father who was suddenly approaching. The corners of her mouth grinned, revealing an innocent smile.

Liu Xiu's heart warmed, he stretched out a finger and made a "silent" gesture, and shook his head again, as if telling Qingque not to wake his mother.

Qingque seemed to be aware of it, and couldn't help but stretch out her fat and stubby limbs, waving it in the air, and the corners of her mouth opened wider, but she didn't make a sound.

Liu Yu couldn't help but leaned over, kissed and kissed his son on the cheek, and whispered, "Good boy, I know I feel sorry for my mother."

After taking a deep look at the mother and son again, Fang turned and left.

Walking outside the hall, he even instructed his maid: "Qing Que has woken up, you go inside and carry him out, don't wake the queen."

Outside the city of Luoyang, the flags were flying, the drums were beating, and the 150,000-strong army had already assembled.

Liu Yu rode out on his horse, walked to the high platform, and shouted to the crowd: "Soldiers, I have experienced more than 200 years of disasters and disasters, and it still continues. It is even more fortunate that everyone has followed unremittingly and poured blood, so that we can continue the great cause of our ancestors and reunite our territory at home and abroad. Now, the northern Huns are eyeing tigers, taking advantage of the danger of our great Han, they want to disturb my territory and plunder me. Subjects. On this occasion, I would like to personally lead all the soldiers and soldiers to the northern frontier to fight against the Xiongnu Shuzi. Those who violate our strong Han will be punished even if they are far away. Everyone, follow me to attack the Xiongnu in the north and raise our country's prestige!"

He swept away the gentleness and elegance of the past, stood tall, looked down at everyone, swallowed the mountains and rivers, and his words were full of proud self-confidence, which made everyone's blood boil.

Among the soldiers, someone suddenly raised their arms and shouted: "Attack the Xiongnu from the north, and raise the prestige of our country!"

Everyone was infected for a while, and they all shouted in unison: "Attack the Xiongnu in the north, and raise the prestige of our country! Strike the Xiongnu in the north, and raise the prestige of our country!"

Immediately, the loud shouts resounding like mountains and seas resounded through the vast sky, shocking people's hearts, and the people on the outside of the teaching city couldn't help but applaud.

…

In the Changqiu Palace, Ah Shu slept until the meal time was over, and Fang Youyou woke up.

The room was still silent, she propped up her upper body, and subconsciously looked to the side of the small bed, but Qing Que was no longer there, and she hurriedly walked out.

Queer was guarding outside, and when she saw her coming out, Fang said, "Ashu woke up, Qingque has been carried by the nurse to coax her."

A Shu breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to look at the sky and frowned, "Why didn't you come to call me so late?"

Queer opened the doors and windows one by one, and ordered the maids to go in and serve Ashu's washing, and said, "When the day was bright, Your Majesty came down, and seeing that Ashu was sleeping soundly, he ordered the nurse to carry Xiaoqingque to her. Nurse, don't disturb Ah Shu."

Ah Shu said "uh", and gradually remembered what happened last night, and asked again, "Where's Your Majesty? But he's gone?"

Que'er gave her a careful look, nodded and said, "Your Majesty came early. After seeing Ah Shu in Changqiu Palace, he left the city."

He didn't even say goodbye to her, which was very different from the past.

A Shu felt a deep sense of loss in her heart. She didn't speak any more. She just went to the side hall to find Qing Que, and went to see Po Nu's homework to teach A Dai Danqing.

Everything seemed to be business as usual, only she understood that, sleeping alone every day, she always felt that there was a piece missing from the bottom of her heart, and during the day she was often ecstatic, and she had to be called by someone else to regain her senses.

Even Liu Zhao noticed something was wrong with her.

In March, Liu Zhao had already turned sixteen, and he had discussed with Liu Ruo before, so he took advantage of the Shang Si Festival to give a wedding ceremony.

The dress and hairpin Ashu had already prepared for her. On this day, officials and women from the noble families in Luoyang City were invited to watch the ceremony together.

As the queen and the second sister-in-law of Liu Zhao, Ashu was the master of the ceremonial ceremony, and then invited the famous wife of the clan of Liu, who was famous in the city, to pay tribute. Putting the hairpin and setting the bun is considered a ritual.

As the emperor's sister, Liu Zhao has already been named Princess Pingning, and now he is more and more aware of the truth of white women's behavior.

After the etiquette, she sent everyone out. She sat happily beside A Shu and said, "Second sister-in-law, today I am an adult, and my brother can no longer treat me as a child."

Ah Shu was also happy for her, she fixed her slightly crooked bun, and smiled: "You are indeed old, but in your brother's eyes, I'm afraid you will always be like a child, even if you marry in the future. It's the same with people."

When Liu Zhao heard that she was going to get married, her cheeks became hot again. Remembering that she had vaguely heard before that her brother and sister-in-law were looking for a suitable man for her, she blushed and said, "I will definitely choose a man I like in the future."

Ah Shu hurriedly said: "Your brother chooses for you, and it must be approved by you."

Liu Zhao leaned closer and sat for a while with her arms in his arms. Suddenly, he asked cautiously, "Sister-in-law, have you had a dispute with your brother and haven't made up yet?"

A Shu's face, which was even more beautiful because of the rouge, was taken aback for a moment, showing a bit of embarrassment, and said, "Yes, how do you know?"

Liu Zhao shook his head and said: "Brother A's previous temperament, so many days before the expedition, he stayed in Xuande Hall for so many days, which is really wrong. Now that I have been away for so long, although I often send letters, I have never written to my sister-in-law alone. Isn't it right? Just angry?"

She seemed to be afraid that Ah Shu would be displeased, so she hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, don't be so angry with Brother A. He has that kind of temper. He seems to be gentle and easy to talk, but he is actually more stubborn than anyone else. If you show weakness to him first. , he became more and more guilty, and he will treat you better in the future."

She said, biting her lower lip: "I do have anger in my heart, but what he said is not without reason..."

Liu Zhao carefully observed her expression: "Sister-in-law, if you're really angry, I'll write a letter for you, talk about it well, brother, and persuade him to come back and apologize to you."

Ah Shu didn't speak at all, but after hearing her words, she waved her hand subconsciously and said, "No, he's on the battlefield now, don't get distracted, don't write letters like this again."

After all, she suddenly realized that the battle with the Xiongnu was no longer a battle that she could predict through the dream of her previous life. It was unknown whether Liu Xiu would be able to return safely.

Different from the previous confidence that he would be safe and sound, at this moment, infinite worry suddenly emerged in her heart, accompanied by a little regret.

He was wrong about killing Liu Xian, and he shouldn't have broken his promise, but does she really want to deny the relationship between husband and wife from the previous three years because of this?

Thinking like this, she suddenly realized that she had not only simply relied on him and sought refuge, but also had gradually clearer concerns and worries in addition to her gratitude.

It's not joy, what is it?

She suddenly got up and walked a few steps in the house until she reached the door, looking at the sky in the distance, feeling lost.

He did something wrong, and she should calmly argue with him, teach him to understand what was wrong, and pay the price, but she could not cancel out the past of the two. A husband and wife with a firm relationship like her brother and sister-in-law will not hinder their relationship if they quarrel. But if she is always unwilling to give her sincerity, she will indeed be like what he said, and one day she will disappoint the other party and leave.

Moreover, about the dream, she had not told the truth earlier.

Now that she is a husband and wife, she also has Qingque. In this relationship, she can no longer be as passive as before.

She secretly made up her mind that when he returned, she would make a good end to this matter.

However, right at this moment, in the battle reports from the front line from time to time, bad news suddenly came.

In this battle, not only did Liu Yu personally fight, but the Huns were also led by Xin Shanyu Wuliuzhu as their commander, Zuo Rizhuwang and Qushe as their assistants, and they led their troops to fight together. The two sides were deadlocked for several days, but they were evenly matched, showing the difficulty of this battle.